The History of Keno
Keno was first played in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a financial resource for his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time appeared to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a rapid fix for the economic calamity and to create revenue for his military. He therefore invented the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger locations to the smaller towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who came to the US for jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is normally played with just 80 numbers in a majority of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is mainly loved today because of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the simple reality that there are no skills needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of getting a win are terrible, there is always the chance that you might win quite big with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with twenty numbers selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were replaced with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the notion that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track gambling, the casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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